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Translate Help

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DOCUMENTATION: TRANSLATE HELP

The 'Translate' component (known as PyBabelPhish ) is for translating entire phrases and sentences through one of the available online translation services, such as BabelFish or Google . NOTE: The 'Translate' feature requires a working internet connection in order to properly function .

Click the 'Translate' tab .



TEXT TO TRANSLATE:
The 'Text to translate:' text field is where you type in the phrases or sentences you wish to have translated . You may also paste in the text, or drag and drop a text file onto the 'Text to translate:' box .


SPANISH LETTERS TOOLBAR:
The Spanish Letters Toolbar contains several commonly-used, accented Spanish letters, not generally found on standard American keyboards . Clicking one of the letters on the Spanish Letters Toolbar will insert that accented letter into the 'Text to translate:' text field at the cursor position . This feature has been provided to help eliminate the need for an external 'character map' application .


LANGUAGE:
Use the 'Language:' menu to select the appropriate language pair for the translation you are about to retrieve . For example, if the text you entered in 'Text to translate:' is in English, and you need a Spanish translation, select the menu option 'English to Spanish' . Likewise, if the text you entered in ' Text to translate:' is in Spanish, and you need an English translation, select the menu option 'Spanish to English' .


TRANSLATE:
Clicking the 'Translate!' button tells PyBabelPhish to retrieve a translation for the phrases or sentences you entered in the 'Text to translate' field (described above) . PyBabelPhish will display the translation in the window just below the 'Translate!' button (in the 'Translation:' window), or will display an error message if it was unable to retrieve a translation .


SAVE:
The 'Save' feature is a quick and easy way to save retrieved translations to a plain text file . Both the retrieved translation and the text you entered in 'Text to translate:' will be saved in the file . Simply click the 'Save' button, select a file name to save to, and click 'Ok' . The translation will be saved to file for your future reference .


ABOUT:
Click the 'About' button for more information, such as the license and copyright, on the the translation component, PyBabelPhish .


TRANSLATION:
The 'Translation:' window displays any retrieved translations or error messages . If you see repeated error messages indicating that a translation could not be retrieved, make sure that you have a working internet connection and that you are currently connected to the internet . In addition, you may want to try selecting a new 'Translation Service' (see below) .



['Settings' Menu]
'Change Translation Service...' :
      Click 'Change Translation Service...' on the 'Settings' menu to select the translation service you wish to use . The translation service chosen here will be used for retrieving translations in both the 'Translate' section and the 'Translation Exercise' section . It is a good idea to change the selected 'Translation Service' if you are receiving repeated error messages indicating that a translation could not be retrieved, or if you feel that you are receiving too many errors in the translations being retrieved .




TRANSLATING PHRASES OR SENTENCES:
The steps for translating phrases and sentences are very simple:

1 . Type in the phrases or sentences you wish to have translated into the 'Text to translate:' text field . You may also paste in the text, or drag and drop a text file onto the 'Text to translate:' window .

2 . Use the Spanish Letters Toolbar , as needed, to insert accented Spanish letters into the 'Text to translate:' text field .

3 . Select the appropriate language pair for the text entered in Step #1 by selecting the correct option from the 'Language:' menu . For example, if the text you entered in 'Text to translate:' is in English, and you need a Spanish translation, select the menu option 'English to Spanish' .

4 . Click the 'Translate!' button . Any retrieved translations (or error messages) will be displayed in the 'Translation:' window .

5 . If you wish to save your retrieved translation to a file, click the 'Save To File' button, enter a file name, and click 'Ok' . Your translation will be saved for your future reference .

6 . If you are running a Linux/Unix version of Pythoñol, and have an LRPng/LPR-based spooler system on your computer, you may print the results by clicking 'File' -> 'Print...' on the Pythoñol main menu . (Sorry, Windows users!) See 'Help' --> 'Help...' on the menu for more information on printing in Pythoñol .

If you have the Festival text-to-speech extension installed and usable, you may hear the words pronounced by clicking the light blue 'Play' button, generally located to the left of your screen . Click 'Help' -> 'Festival Text-to-Speech Help...' on the menu for more information.

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